diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/AppWidgetManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/AppWidgetManager.kt
index 6b20f105f..2a7bb69e4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/AppWidgetManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/AppWidgetManager.kt
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ import javax.inject.Singleton
 @Singleton
 class AppWidgetManager @Inject constructor(
     @param:ApplicationContext private val context: Context,
-    @ApplicationScope private val scope: CoroutineScope,
+    @param:ApplicationScope private val scope: CoroutineScope,
 ) {
-    private val appWidgetManager: AppWidgetManager? = AppWidgetManager.getInstance(context)
+    private val appWidgetManager: AppWidgetManager? by lazy {
+        AppWidgetManager.getInstance(context)
+    }
     private val _generation = AtomicLong(0)
     val generation: Long get() = _generation.get()